Repeat Ascaris challenge reduces worm intensity through gastric cellular reprograming. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesAscariasis (roundworm) is the most prevalent parasitic nematode infection worldwide, impacting approximately 500 million people predominantly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Yifan Wu +4 more
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Evidence of human-associated genetic similarity and a cryptic lineage in wild boar-derived Ascaris from Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and HealthBackground Two species of Ascaris nematodes infect humans: Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite, and Ascaris suum, which primarily infects pigs.
Takahiro Matsumura +4 more
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Helminthiasis in school-age children from Gresik, East Java, Indonesia [PDF]
HelminthologiaThis study aims to investigate the soil-transmitted helminth infection among school-age children in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. An analytical observational study with a cross-sectional design was conducted from July to November 2023 in selected ...
Utomo B. +9 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2018 Background Ascaris lumbricoides infections are one of the commonnest intestinal nematode infections in the world, with a profound negative effect on nutritional status among underprivileged populations.
Lahiru Sandaruwan Galgamuwa +2 more
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Hybrid and/or mixed infection by pig and human Ascaris in a Guarani indigenous village in southern Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundAscaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum are nematode parasites that infect millions of people and pigs worldwide, respectively. Reports of cross-infection and hybridization between the two species has stimulated molecular epidemiological studies ...
Veridiana Lenartovicz Boeira +7 more
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Ascaris lumbricoides: prevalence and associated factors among pre-school children in Rukiga district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Ascaris lumbricoides infestation remains a public health problem worldwide. It mainly affects children resulting into undernutrition, impaired growth and physical development, intestinal obstruction and death.
Martine Kasiita +3 more
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A role for eosinophils in the intestinal immunity against infective Ascaris suum larvae [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of this study was to explore the mechanisms of resistance against invading Ascaris suum larvae in pigs. Pigs received a low dose of 100 A. suum eggs daily for 14 weeks.
Chiers, Koen +6 more
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The first report on the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among traditional pig farmers in Bali Province, Indonesia [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Pigs are the main livestock commodity in Bali Province, Indonesia, where traditional farming practices are widely used. Traditional pig farmers are often closely associated with poverty and a perceived lack of knowledge regarding ...
Kadek Karang Agustina +4 more
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Programmed DNA elimination in the parasitic nematode Ascaris
PLoS Pathogens, 2023 In most organisms, the whole genome is maintained throughout the life span. However, exceptions occur in some species where the genome is reduced during development through a process known as programmed DNA elimination (PDE).
Brandon Estrem, Jianbin Wang
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Global prevalence of Ascaris infection in humans (2010–2021): a systematic review and meta-analysis
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2022 Background Ascariasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases of humans worldwide. The epidemiology of Ascaris infection appears to have changed with improvements in sanitation and mass drug administration, but there is no recent ...
C. Holland +11 more
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